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Dec. 8, 2025 09:01

Results of Market Entry: Uzbek Startups Make Their First Sales in the Kazakhstani Market

The international innovation cluster Astana Hub has announced the results of the first batch of the Market Entry acceleration program, implemented in partnership with IT Park Uzbekistan. Over the course of eight weeks, Uzbek startups adapted their products to local requirements and launched their first pilot projects. The teams built a sales funnel of more than 1,500 potential clients and achieved a combined MRR of $22,500.
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Autonomous cluster fund «Astana Hub»

Dec. 8, 2025 00:00

Young Kazakhstanis Have Built an AI App for Learning English. It Has Already Been Downloaded by Over 300,000 People

Alidar Kuchukov is 21 years old. He is originally from Almaty but has been living in the United States for the past eight years. He became an entrepreneur while still in school and has already launched several projects. Together with Assylzhan Altai, he developed the online English school GetEnglish, which has been completed by more than 4,000 students from 35 countries. In the spring of 2025, the two decided to build a new product—an AI-powered app for learning foreign languages called Aleem. Just one day after launch, the service overtook Duolingo and entered the overall App Store top charts in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Within two weeks, Aleem attracted 250,000 users.
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Dec. 5, 2025 18:31

A Unique Book for Key Players of the Startup Ecosystem Presented at Astana Hub

Most founders do not just underestimate their board of directors — they miss out on one of the most powerful levers capable of accelerating company growth. This issue is raised by investors and managing partners of BigSkyCapital, Zhan Karsybaev and Adil Nurgozhin, in their new book “VC Boards: A Practical Guide for Those Who Want to Influence the Future of Companies.”
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Autonomous cluster fund «Astana Hub»

Dec. 5, 2025 17:37

Astana Hub Hosted a Fireside Chat with Bagdat Mussin and Daniil Liberman on the Future of Technology and Kazakhstan’s Role in the AI Economy

Today, Astana Hub hosted an open discussion featuring Bagdat Mussin, Chairman of the Management Board of Kazakhtelecom, and Daniil Liberman, co-founder of Brothers Ventures. The meeting focused on global technology trends, opportunities for creating and scaling products from Central Asia, new business models in the era of artificial intelligence, and the role of Kazakhstan as a strategic hub in the global AI economy.
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Autonomous cluster fund «Astana Hub»

Dec. 5, 2025 15:51

Astana Hub Hosts Its First Two-Day Scrum School Intensive

For two days, participants immersed themselves in the real world of agile methodologies: working in teams, solving practical tasks, simulating sprints, and learning to adapt quickly to change—just as in real product teams.
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Autonomous cluster fund «Astana Hub»

Dec. 3, 2025 00:00

He Gave Up a Salaried Career to Build a Startup. His Service Helps Business Owners Earn More

Dmitry Kovrizhko has been in IT for 20 years. He started his career as an employee, then founded an outsourcing company developing B2B software for e-commerce and logistics. Two years ago, a solution created for another client led to the emergence of ZoomSelling, an analytics platform for marketplace sellers. Digital Business, as part of the joint project with Astana Hub “100 Startup Stories of Central Asia,” spoke with Dmitry about the value of marketplace analytics, the danger of AI hallucinations for business, and the differences in approaches to beginner sellers and large distributors.
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Autonomous cluster fund «Astana Hub»

Dec. 2, 2025 09:51

IT Queen 2025: Best Women-Led Projects of the Year Selected in Astana

The final of IT Queen 2025 took place in the capital, an initiative of Astana Hub aimed at identifying and supporting women founders developing IT startups. This year, 90 applications were submitted, with ten teams advancing to the final and presenting their projects to industry leaders. The total prize fund amounted to 600,000 tenge.
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Dec. 2, 2025 00:00

Guys from Uzbekistan decided to create a super app for restaurants for $20,000. Here’s their idea

Dadammuhammad Salimov from Tashkent graduated from a university in London, tried growing watermelons on rented land, worked as an employee, but then quit everything and is now developing the startup REZVO together with his partners. In this service, people can reserve tables in restaurants, while venues can communicate with customers more effectively.
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Autonomous cluster fund «Astana Hub»

Nov. 30, 2025 00:00

Kazakhstanis Found a Way to Use AI to Improve Construction — and Have Already Raised $1 Million

Sanzhar Rakhmetzhanov has been working in industrial engineering for more than 25 years and developing his own technology business. In 2025, together with his son Temirlan Rakhmetzhanov and Nuraly Baktygaliev, he founded Armeta AI. The team is building an AI platform for the design and construction industry and has already attracted $1 million from a US–Qatari fund.
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Autonomous cluster fund «Astana Hub»

Nov. 28, 2025 16:55

GITEX Central Asia & Caucasus 2026: Connecting Eurasia’s Tech Future

For more than 40 years, GITEX GLOBAL - the world’s largest tech and startup show has been the launchpad for global tech expansion, mobilising 450,000+ executives, 2,500+ startups, and 120,000+ exhibitors across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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